Microsoft's FOMO on Google AI drove funding of OpenAI
Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott expressed concern about a capability gap between Microsoft and competitors like Google and OpenAI in AI development. [ more ]
Hyundai collaborates with China's Baidu on car autonomy, AI & more
The collaboration between Hyundai, Kia, and Baidu aims to develop technologies for connected cars, highlighting the increasing importance of autonomy and AI in the automotive industry. [ more ]
Amazon pours additional $2.75bn into AI startup Anthropic
Amazon invests $2.75bn more in Anthropic, totaling $4bn investment. Collaboration focuses on AI development. Anthropic to use AWS as cloud provider and Amazon's custom chips. [ more ]
Why Elon Musk's AI company 'open-sourcing' Grok matters - and why it doesn't | TechCrunch
Releasing Grok as open source sets xAI against OpenAI, but the impact on AI development is mixed. Grok competes with models like GPT-3.5, offering a unique tone and more data access. Making AI models 'open source' differs from traditional software due to complexity and data issues. [ more ]
Tencent chief says gaming business under threat, catching up in AI
Tencent's video games business is facing challenges from competitors, but the company is catching up in AI development.
Tencent's CEO acknowledges that the company has been resting on its laurels in gaming and has faced significant challenges in launching new successful games. [ more ]
Taylor Swift, Adele, and Bad Bunny's music returning to TikTok, thanks to a new UMG deal
Artists from Universal Music Group, including popular names like Taylor Swift and Drake, are returning to TikTok after a new licensing agreement was reached. [ more ]
Enhancing Developer Experience for Creating Artificial Intelligence Applications
Large language models like LLMs such as ChatGPT revolutionized AI approach, reducing complexity and costs significantly for developers without needing AI expertise. [ more ]
World leaders call for ban on 'killer robots,' AI weapons
The rise of military artificial intelligence is compared to the Oppenheimer moment, urging for a ban on 'killer robots' to ensure human control. [ more ]
The top programming languages to learn if you want to get into AI
Python is the leading programming language for AI development due to its popularity, ease of learning, integration with AI frameworks, and community support. [ more ]
The next AI winter could be caused by users' trust issues-and 'mindful friction' can keep it from happening
AI in the workplace should act as a co-pilot, not on autopilot, with a need for next-level controls and designing products that consider both AI capabilities and human judgment. [ more ]
IBM's Dario Gil: This year we'll have the first Spanish-language AI model with use cases'
Dario Gil leads the effort to develop the first major Spanish-language AI model using the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and IBM's AI expertise.
The project focuses on an open and collaborative framework for AI-model training, utilizing data from various public sources to showcase an initial version by the year-end. [ more ]
Nvidia announces AI-powered health care 'agents' that outperform nurses - and cost $9 an hour
Nvidia and Hippocratic AI collaborate to develop AI healthcare agents outperforming human nurses on video calls and costing less per hour.
Hippocratic's agents, powered by Nvidia, excel in forming human connections with patients through low-latency conversational reactions and surpass competitors like OpenAI's GPT-4. [ more ]